The emotions that I felt while watching Hereditary I would call unparalleled: while it isn’t scary in a contemporary way (there are barely any jumpscares and no monsters or ghosts), the amount of dread that keeps building up the longer it goes on is insufferable, so much so that I often found myself having…

Right now I got to tell you about the fabulous, most groovy experience of the year:

74th Venice Film Festival. The man himself, Edgar Wright, was a member of the main jury. Knowing that, I set out immediately to see him, and on my first day (August 30th) I saw him with the rest of the jury members (including Annette Benning and Rebecca Hall). I was stunned, and stood still, with my mouth wide open. I thought it could never…

One of the most unapologetically stylish and witty crime comedies out there. A movie of dumb criminals doing dumb things, and smart criminals outsmarting each other. A small-scale film that feels epic in scope thanks to an…

Not only am I not familiar with Hinton's novel, but I also managed to watch the extended "director's" cut, which clocks in at almost 2 hours and adds plenty of scenes that were cut from the theatrical…

Of all the movies that are premiering here at the 74th Venice International Film Festival, this is the one I was most excited about. Written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, starring Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Doug Jones, Octavia Spencer, and Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water is a fantasy romance set during the Cold War.

The undeniable star of the film has to be del Toro’s crew: the makeup and special effects used to bring the creature to life…

I have been staring at a blank page for the past hour. In my ears, the score of 1982’s Blade Runner by Vangelis keeps on playing the Tears in the Rain track on repeat. In my mind, I do not know what to write. I take a sip of whiskey from my glass, and my thoughts go back to 2019’s Los Angeles, Deckard, the Tyrell Corp., Rachel, and Roy Batty.

Bio

<-- 1) Last ★★★★★ Movie <-- 2) Favorite of 2018 <-- 3) Random Favorite Movie <-- 4) Random Favorite Movie -------------------------- I am a film enthusiast, amateur filmmaker and university student. My favorite movie genres are black comedy, thriller, horror and western. However, I do like watching movies of all genres, as long as they are made with passion.